Abstract

This text describes evolving networking technology within small
"residential home" networks. The goal of this memo is to define the
architecture for IPv6-based home networking and the associated
principles and considerations. The text highlights the impact of
IPv6 on home networking, illustrates topology scenarios, and shows
how standard IPv6 mechanisms and addressing can be employed in home
networking. The architecture describes the need for specific
protocol extensions for certain additional functionality. It is
assumed that the IPv6 home network runs as an IPv6-only or dual-stack
network, but there are no recommendations in this memo for the IPv4
part of the network.